Mount Carmel

Mount Carmel appears in 18 verses of the Bible, from Joshua to Nahum.

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Mount Carmel is a fertile range in northern Israel where Elijah defeated the prophets of Baal when fire from the Lord fell on his sacrifice.

The king of Kedesh The king of Jokneam in Carmel
Joshua 12:22 · Read the chapter
Now summon all Israel to join me at Mount Carmel, along with the 450 prophets of Baal and the 400 prophets of Asherah who are supported by Jezebel.”
1 Kings 18:19 · Read the chapter
From there Elisha went to Mount Carmel and finally returned to Samaria.
2 Kings 2:25 · Read the chapter
Your head is as majestic as Mount Carmel, and the sheen of your hair radiates royalty. The king is held captive by its tresses.
Song of Solomon 7:5 · Read the chapter
The land of Israel wilts in mourning. Lebanon withers with shame. The plain of Sharon is now a wilderness. Bashan and Carmel have been plundered.
Isaiah 33:9 · Read the chapter
“As surely as I live,” says the King, whose name is the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, “one is coming against Egypt who is as tall as Mount Tabor, or as Mount Carmel by the sea!
Jeremiah 46:18 · Read the chapter

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